MIT Technology Review recently published an article about ShadowCrypt. While it sounds like a new videogame, ShadowCrypt is a browser extension developed by university researchers. Using ShadowCrypt, a person who writes or is authorized to read a tweet or e-mail sees regular normal text. However, anyone else looking at it – including site operators […]

Taylor and Francis recently published a white paper on the use of social media by libraries entitled “Use of Social Media and the Library: Current Practices and Future Opportunities.” The study focused on the United Kingdom, United States, and India. The study found that more than 70% of libraries are using social media […]

Wired recently published an article about the people who work behind the scenes at Facebook, blocking inappropriate material. Facebook and other social media sites have what it is referred to as a “Grandma problem.” As older people are using social media to keep in touch with their family, they might come across offensive […]

Gothamist recently posted an article about the email addresses on NYC.com (which are not affiliated with the recently launched .nyc domain names). Unlike many email addresses such as Gmail, these email addresses are not free and are, in fact, quite expensive. The email addresses come with a monthly rent ranging from $69 […]

BGR recently reported on a new survey that shows people are more worried about Google than the NSA with regards to their personal information. The survey was conducted by Survata in mid-October by asking 2,556 online participants “to rate on a scale of 1 to 10 how upset they would be if a […]

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The New York Times Technology Blog Bits recently highlighted Rhizome, a New York-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and conserving digital artwork. Rhizome is working on a program that can preserve websites. It works like a data recorder for websites. Their prototype records all the content you experience on a website as you click […]

The website MainStreet reported on a lawsuit recently filed against Google in Virginia. Mark Baldino is a locksmith in Lorton, Virginia. If you search Google for “Virginia locksmith” and, said Baldino in his complaint, Google’s search engine returned 1,000 locksmiths. However, by Baldino’s count, at least 575, of those are unlicensed. […]

Since its release in October 2013, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 11 has been unable to pass Internet Explorer 8 in market share. However, according to Venture Beat, citing a survey by Net Applications, IE11 has finally overtaken its previous version to become the most popular web browser. Google’s Chrome browser has seen a […]

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